Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Myanmar
Myanmar: Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) was 12.31 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 15-24 in Myanmar, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate age 15-24 in Myanmar is 12.31, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 15-24 in Myanmar peaked at 29.18 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 8.84, in 2020.
Myanmar ranks 58th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26.29 | — |
| 1991 | 26.3 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 26.08 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 25.89 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 25.68 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 25.35 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 24.96 | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 24.54 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 24.08 | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 23.51 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 22.93 | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 22.28 | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 21.57 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 20.86 | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 20.02 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 19.08 | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 18.07 | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 17.05 | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 29.18 | +71.2% |
| 2009 | 15.04 | -48.5% |
| 2010 | 14.09 | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 13.18 | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 12.29 | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 11.44 | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 10.69 | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 10.12 | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 9.72 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 9.42 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 9.2 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 8.99 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 8.84 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 11.03 | +24.7% |
| 2022 | 13.41 | +21.6% |
| 2023 | 12.81 | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 12.31 | -4.0% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 12.31 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.31, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 12.31 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.06, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Myanmar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +71.2% | 17.05 | 29.18 |
| 2009 | -48.5% | 29.18 | 15.04 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.27 | 23.51 | 26.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.61 | 15.04 | 29.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.91 | 8.99 | 14.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.68 | 8.84 | 13.41 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More health data for Myanmar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1576 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,973 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.759 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0387 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8351 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0409 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 15-24 in Myanmar?
- Mortality rate age 15-24 in Myanmar was 12.31 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 15-24 recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 29.18 in 2008.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 15-24 recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.84 in 2020.
- How does Myanmar rank for mortality rate age 15-24?
- Myanmar ranks 58th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 15-24 rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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